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Nirwan Ansari

Nirwan Ansari (S’78–M’83–SM’94–F’09) is Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He has also been a visiting (chair) professor at several universities.

Professor Ansari authored Green Mobile Networks: A Networking Perspective (IEEE-Wiley, 2017) with T. Han, and co-authored two other books. He has also (co-)authored more than 550 technical publications, over 250 published in widely cited journals/magazines. He has guest-edited a number of special issues covering various emerging topics in communications and networking. He has served on the editorial/advisory board of over ten journals including as Senior Technical Editor of IEEE Communications Magazine. His current research focuses on green communications and networking, cloud computing, drone-assisted networking, and various aspects of broadband networks.

Professor Ansari was elected to serve in the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Board of Governors as a member-at-large, has chaired some ComSoc technical and steering committees, has been serving in many committees such as the IEEE Fellow Committee, and has been actively organizing numerous IEEE International Conferences/Symposia/Workshops. He has frequently been delivering keynote addresses, distinguished lectures, tutorials, and invited talks. Some of his recognitions include IEEE Fellow, several Excellence in Teaching Awards, a few best paper awards, the NCE Excellence in Research Award, the ComSoc TC-CSR Distinguished Technical Achievement Award, the ComSoc AHSN TC Technical Recognition Award, the IEEE TCGCC Distinguished Technical Achievement Recognition Award, the NJ Inventors Hall of Fame Inventor of the Year Award, the Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award, Purdue University Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineering Award, and designation as a COMSOC Distinguished Lecturer. He has also been granted 38 U.S. patents.

He received a Ph.D. from Purdue University---West Lafayette, IN, an MSEE from the University of Michigan---Ann Arbor, MI, and a BSEE (summa cum laude with a perfect GPA) from NJIT---Newark, NJ.

Lecture Topics
  • Green communications and networking
  • Edge/Fog computing
  • Drone-assisted networking
  • Various aspects of broadband networks
Email Address
nirwan.ansari@njit.edu
Lecture Term Date
Location
New Jersey
United States